Today, on the United Nations International Day for Countering Hate Speech, FIFA has released a report into the levels of online abuse aimed at participants during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ based on findings from its social media protection service tool. The report is published days after FIFA President …
Read More »UEFA releases Outraged documentary series against discrimination & online abuse in football!
As part of UEFA’s ongoing fight against discrimination, hate and online abuse in football, the five-episode Outraged documentary series has been made available today on UEFA.tv, UEFA’s streaming platform. The Outraged series supports the ongoing work within the wider RESPECT programme against online abuse, along with the preventive aims of …
Read More »UEFA takes action against online abuse!
At the beginning of this year’s UEFA Women’s EURO final tournament, UEFA launched a dedicated online abuse platform with the aim to monitor, report, and remedy cases of online abuse. A first interim summary of online abuse cases and interventions is released today at the end of the UEFA Women’s …
Read More »Online abuse monitoring platform launched at Women’s EURO opener!
Key element of UEFA’s new Respect programme helps to identify, report and remove discriminatory and abusive content. Yesterday’s opening match at the UEFA Women’s EURO between England and Austria in Manchester marked the launch of a dedicated platform to monitor, report and remedy cases of online abuse. The new platform …
Read More »Real Scars: UEFA takes action to tackle online abuse!
A new Respect programme kicks off at UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 in England on July 6 including the “Real Scars” campaign. Real Scars will highlight the devastating effects of online abuse directed at football players, coaches and officials across social media platforms and educate them on how best to defend …
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